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Please Don't Go (No Mercy song)

"Please Don't Go" is a song by Germany-based pop band No Mercy, released on 21 January 1997 as the fourth single from their debut album, My Promise (1997). It became a worldwide hit, entering the top 10 in Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom. The song is written by Peter Bischof, Marty Cintron, Mary Applegate and Frank Farian (under his given name Franz Reuther).

"Please Don't Go"
Single by No Mercy
from the album No Mercy/My Promise
B-side"Please Don't Go" (Spanish version)
Released21 January 1997 (1997-01-21)
GenreDance
Length4:14
Label
Composer(s)Franz Reuther
Lyricist(s)
Producer(s)Frank Farian
No Mercy singles chronology
"When I Die"
(1996) 		"Please Don't Go"
(1997) 		"Kiss You All Over"
(1997)

Composition

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"Please Don't Go" is a dance track with a Spanish guitar constantly playing in the background.

Critical reception

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Alan Jones from Music Week commented, "The dance beat, the balearic guitar work, the Gregorian backing vocals — it has to be No Mercy's Where Do You Go, but it's not. It's their identikit follow-up Please Don't Go, which includes all the elements of their long-running debut hit bolted onto a tune which doesn't quite measure up."[1]

Music video

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The music video for "Please Don't Go" was directed by Hannes Rossacher and premiered in March 1997. It features the group in a recording studio recording the track. Rossacher also directed the video for "Where Do You Go".

Track listings

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  • CD single
  1. "Please Don't Go" – 4:00
  2. "Do You Want Me" – 4:12
  • European CD maxi
  1. "Please Don't Go" (radio edit) – 4:14
  2. "Please Don't Go" (Spanish version) – 4:14
  3. "Please Don't Go" (Ocean Drive mix) – 5:44
  4. "Please Don't Go" (Berman Bros club mix) – 5:15
  5. "Please Don't Go" (Spike pop mix) – 5:02
  6. "Please Don't Go" (Trip House mix) – 5:07
  7. "Please Don't Go" (Spike club mix) – 5:16
  8. "Please Don't Go" (Manumission mix) – 5:01
  • 12-inch maxi
  1. "Please Don't Go" (Berman Brothers club mix) – 6:56
  2. "Please Don't Go" (Darrin Friedman Spike Anthem) – 9:29
  3. "Please Don't Go" (Vission & Lorimer Voyage club mix) – 7:03
  4. "Please Don't Go" (Spanish remix) – 4:15
  5. "Please Don't Go" (Ocean Drive mix)

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 14 January 1997 Contemporary hit radio Arista [31]
21 January 1997 CD [32]
Japan 2 May 1997
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United Kingdom 12 May 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
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References

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  1. ^ Jones, Alan (26 April 1997). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 10. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  2. ^ "No Mercy – Please Don't Go". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  3. ^ "No Mercy – Please Don't Go" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ^ "No Mercy – Please Don't Go" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3190." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 3192." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 22. 31 May 1997. p. 19. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  8. ^ "No Mercy – Please Don't Go" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (1.5. '97 – 7.5. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 2 May 1997. p. 20. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Please Don't Go". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 22, 1997" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  12. ^ "No Mercy – Please Don't Go" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  13. ^ "No Mercy – Please Don't Go". Top 40 Singles.
  14. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  15. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  16. ^ "No Mercy – Please Don't Go". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  18. ^ "No Mercy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  19. ^ "No Mercy Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  20. ^ "No Mercy Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  21. ^ "No Mercy Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  22. ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1997" (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1997" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  24. ^ "RPM '97 Year End Top 50 Dance Tracks". RPM. Retrieved 19 August 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  25. ^ "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 14, no. 52. 27 December 1997. p. 7. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  26. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  27. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1997". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  28. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  29. ^ "Najlepsze single na UK Top 40–1997" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  30. ^ "Best of '97: Top 40/Mainstream Singles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 5, no. 52. 28 December 1997. p. 38.
  31. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1179. 10 January 1997. p. 33. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  32. ^ Sandiford-Waller, Theda (1 February 1997). "Hot 100 Singles Spotlight". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 5. p. 77. ...'Please Don't Go,' the second single from No Mercy (Arista), which hit stores Jan. 21...
  33. ^ "プリーズ・ドント・ゴー | ノー・マーシー" [Please Don't Go | No Mercy] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  34. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 10 May 1997. p. 46. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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